St Robert of Newminster Catholic School

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Washington in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.^[1] The school is named after Saint Robert of Newminster. As a Catholic school it is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

St. Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School
Address
Biddick Lane, Biddick Washington City of Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , NE38 8AF England
Coordinates	54.88815°N 1.5212°W / 54.88815; -1.5212
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	'Sic Luceat Lux Vestra' - 'Let your light shine.'
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Local authority	Sunderland City Council
Trust	Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Department for Education URN	147142 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Dean Juric
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Houses	Finchale, Whitby, Durham and Lindisfarne
Colour(s)	Finchale - blue, Whitby - green, Durham - red and Lindisfarne - yellow
Website	http://strobertofnewminster.co.uk/

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Sunderland City Council, in July 2019 St Robert of Newminster Catholic School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range of A Levels and further BTECs.

Notable former pupils

• Jordan Pickford, goalkeeper for Everton and England^[2]
• Ethan Robson, footballer
• Jessica Andrews, author and lecturer
• Paul Coughlin, cricketer
• Bridget Phillipson, Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South (2010–present)^[3]
• Si King, Hairy Bikers member^[4]
• Paul Thirlwell, footballer
• Carl Magnay, footballer^[5]
• Matthew Potts, cricketer^[6]
• Rebecca Welch, Referee
• Paul Mullen, musician